Their appearance at the Canada Day festivities in Ottawa was something of an official coming out in our fair land, and Catherine's now-iconic red, maple-leaf adorned fascinator was a memorable symbol of their Canadian connection

It was unclear whether the pornography was consumed by bin Laden himself, but the revelation nevertheless prompted people to seize upon this apparent hypocrisy from a Muslim terrorist who so loathed Western culture

The unnerving visage of a man who tried to blow up the British House of Lords in 1605 became the face of the Occupy protests this year, masking the identities of protesters decrying the failings of the modern economy

Who would have guessed the New Years Day 2011 hit during the Winter Classic and subsequent smash into the boards four days later would lead to 11 months of bench-time for hockey's golden boy — and a national conversation about concussions in Canada's favourite sport